Research Methods: Interviews

Wilson, Virginia

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“…This study adopts an interpretivist perspective (Silverman, 1998) with qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews, using open questions that elicited rich data from both students and other stakeholders (tutors on the programme and student support administrators). The semi-structured interviews offered guidance to the interviewer but also allowed the flexibility to change the course of the interview (Wilson, 2012). Selecting different types of respondents permitted a better understanding of the key actors’ involvement and the assessment of tools facilitating the development of a sense of belonging from both the staff and student perspectives.…”

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Supporting entrepreneurship students’ sense of belonging in online virtual spaces

Brodie¹,

Osowska

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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Universities globally are aspiring to grow through investing in the delivery of online learning programmes. However, the attrition rate for online learning is high. It has been noted that those students with a sense of belonging to their course experience increased enjoyment and reduced anxiety and are therefore less likely to withdraw. Yet too often programme design guidance to support a sense of belonging for student communities focuses on localised, full-time and young students rather than older, globally dispersed, time-starved students such as those in the online entrepreneurship programme that is the subject of this paper. The authors explore how a sense of belonging in entrepreneurship students can be supported effectively in a virtual learning space throughout their online degree studies. The research presented adopts an interpretivist perspective and includes interviews with eight students studying a 1-year top-up degree in a UK higher education institution. The teaching and support staff interviewed were based solely in the UK. The data collected were examined using thematic analysis. The paper contributes to the debate about what a sense of belonging means in a virtual space for entrepreneurship students and identifies how such students can feel connected and supported to finish their course.

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Supporting entrepreneurship students’ sense of belonging in online virtual spaces

Brodie¹,

Osowska

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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“…Semi-structured in-depth interviews, where respondents answer pre-set open-ended questions, are widely used in health-care research (Jamshed, 2014). Semi-structured interviews allow more flexibility than structured interviews, with guiding questions to keep the interview on track, and the ability to prompt and follow topics of interest during the interview (Wilson, 2012).…”

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After the care journey: exploring the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia

2019

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While the burden of caring for people living with dementia has been well documented, considerably less is known about how carers transition into post-care life. This study aimed to understand the experiences of primary family care-givers of people with dementia after the person with dementia has died. A specific focus of the research was understanding the barriers to transitioning into a positive post-care life, and facilitators that help sustain carers as they move forward after their care journey has ended. A qualitative exploratory, descriptive study was undertaken with nine primary carers for a family member who died with dementia (five spouses and four adult children). Semi-structured face-to-face or telephone interviews were conducted with carers between July and August 2016. Interview transcripts were analysed using a thematic approach. A number of factors that can act as barriers or facilitators to transition for carers were identified. Contextualising loss, restructuring identity, psychological health issues and the influence of social attitudes seemed to have a strong influence on carer outcomes. The findings highlight the need for further systematic social and informational support for carers to moderate post-care trajectories and improve carer transition.

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“…A semi-structured interview method was used which provided flexibility in the techniques that could be used for conducting the interviews, i.e. face-to-face, over the phone or via email (Wilson 2012) however, the questions for all participants were the same. The perspectives of 21 EIA practitioners were obtained, comprised of nine (9) consultants, nine (9) regulators, two (2) other and one (1) proponent.…”

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Assessing the utility of environmental factors and objectives in environmental impact assessment practice: Western Australian insights

Dahlitz

Morrison‐Saunders

2014

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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Research Methods: Interviews

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Supporting entrepreneurship students’ sense of belonging in online virtual spaces

Supporting entrepreneurship students’ sense of belonging in online virtual spaces

After the care journey: exploring the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia

Assessing the utility of environmental factors and objectives in environmental impact assessment practice: Western Australian insights

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